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Old 01-01-2009, 05:54 PM   #1
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How often do you actually get out to the range?
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Old 01-01-2009, 06:08 PM   #2
 
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In the winter only 2 or 3 times, but I try to make it once a week in the warmer months.
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Old 01-01-2009, 06:20 PM   #3
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In the winter three or four times a week. In the warmer weather depending on rain, as many as six times a week. I once went 25 days and never missed a range day. Having my own is a great advantage. And sometimes I might only shoot fifteen rounds. But it the weather is willing, so am I.
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Old 01-01-2009, 06:23 PM   #4
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My range is at my hunting lease, 82 miles from my home. I have a small camp house at the lease (very small - 8 x 8 ft. ). I spend almost every week end there from Oct through Jan. The rest of the year I hit the range one or two week ends a month forday-long range sessions with a couple of guns. Beer or Scotchand a steak on the grill at night. It ain't a bad way to live.

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Old 01-01-2009, 06:26 PM   #5
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Unfortunately all of us do not have the luxury of our own range as Cayugad does.I sure wish I did.But he needs one with all the guns he has to keep up with. Personally I'm out on the range once a week with some kind of firearm. That is of course unless the weather is nasty.
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Old 01-01-2009, 06:28 PM   #6
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I try to get range time every sunday, weather permitting.
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Old 01-01-2009, 07:46 PM   #7
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i dont go out in winter,only if someone wants to sight in gun.

i have my own range on my privateland in clinton county.

i dont like range at hyner,pa as too many people talking, i cant concentrate.

i shoot ,oh, about 2 times a month in summer from may to oct.

i do sight in a lot of crossbows for the disabled each year.but i do that in my basement anytime of year .
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Old 01-01-2009, 08:03 PM   #8
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My cousin and me have fixed up a range at one of his farms. Our range is set up to 400 yards, we use old refrigators to place our targets on. Really i shoot centerfires more than muzzleloaders, a lot less to clean up. But i think I will change that this year.
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Old 01-01-2009, 08:44 PM   #9
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In a normal year - i will burn through 4/5 jugs of T7 pretty easily... that's why I can not afford BH-209.... or fancy dan bullets...
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Old 01-01-2009, 08:49 PM   #10
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WOW! Some of you really shoot alot. I could never afford to shoot that much, even if I did have the time.
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